Cansada

No me encuentro bien esta noche. Creo que estoy agotada porque esta semana no he podido dormir bien. Por ejemplo, anoche me levanté tres o cuatro veces porque creía que ya estaba mañana. Espero dormir profundamente esta noche.

Grammar practice

Why do we sometimes follow the instincts and sometimes not? Scientists cannot answer that question now, but that does not mean they stopped trying to figure it out.

Escribir lentamente

He encontrado que hacer menos errores si escribo lentamente. Necesito escribir también oraciones cortas, porque cuando escribo oraciones largas, el significado es perdido. El propósito entero de comunicación es transmitir un mensaje. Si uno no puede hacerlo, no es un propósito para la comunicación. Quiero comunicar con claridad, entonces estoy intentando abreviar las oraciones. He empezado a escuchar un podcast de comunicación en español. Dice que necesitas construir la oración en tu mente y después puedes contarla. Y porque quiero hablar naturalmente y con claridad, he decidido escribir lentamente. Espero escribir mejor a través de esta técnica.

A real fighter said to me…

I have a real amazing coworker.

When he gets interesting on a new interest.

He will become so addictive and put all his money and time to master such interest.

For example

Bicycle.

He got 6 bicycles and each one the price was above US$10,000.

At the same he won a lot of trophies too.

Tropic fishes.

Only the fish tank was already above US$10,000.

Not only I don’t have that kind of money.

I won’t be such devote too.

But he told me a very strange answer about Kungfu.

In Kungfu he learned how to manage his life.

I through Kungfu is teach you how to punch someone beautifully.

文化複習6

1. 他寫的字都是好寫的，不是亂寫的。
2. 因為他亂花錢，所以他飯也不可以買。
3. 韓國人覺得垃圾分類很重要，人們不能亂倒垃圾。
4. 我不喜歡坐他的車去哪裡，他亂開車。
5. 這是我的位子，不是你的。別亂坐！
6. 我和老公不是每次都在一起玩，我們各玩各的。
7. 因為他們喜歡的書不是一樣，各看各的。
8. 他和他的室友不在一起吃飯，各吃各的。
9. 他們各說各的，不想聽跟自己不一樣的想法。
10. 我們決定各去各的，不想在一起去旅行。
11. 就算我有空，也不要跟你去看電影。
12. 別擔心，就算我很忙，也要參加你的畢業展。
13. 他做的飯非常好吃，就算我已經吃飽了，我也要吃。
14. 就算我很忙，我沒天也要學習外語。
15. 就算我很有錢，也不要亂花錢。

Raising Children

Nowadays, many families have both parents working. Some working parents believe other family members like grandparents can take care of their children, while others think childcare centers provide the best care. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
No one can deny that there are both positive and negative aspects of depending on grandparents to take care of children and assign the task of nurturing them to childcare centers. If I were forced to choose, I would definitely think that putting these institutions in charge of looking after children is the better choice. It is my firm belief that an excellent childcare center can babysit them for their parents better than their grandparents can do, and I will develop these ideas in the subsequent paragraphs.
On the one hand, grandparents have emotional attachments to their grandchildren and due to this, it is natural that they care more about them than people in childcare institutions who are strangers to children. They are more familiar with children and know better about their particular interests and behaviors. For example, they know what most annoys children, whether it is some kind of behavior or food and so on, and they can avoid them and reduce the tension between themselves and children. Since they have some kind of bond with children they care significantly more about their physical and mental health. Moreover, children are more relaxed and comfortable with their grandparents and can have enjoyable times beside them. In addition, grandparents have experience in raising children and this helps them to deal with children more effectively.
On the other hand, babysitters in childcare centers are experts on this subject. In scientific terms, their knowledge of children is more precise and profound than their children’s grandparents who have not been trained for this job. Medical evidence shows that the personality of adults is significantly influenced by their childhood. The way children are raised and nurtured has a great and lasting impact on their characters, shaping who they are. As an example, the parents who spoil their children although do not have any ill will but this treatment can adversely lead them to be narcissistic. In the case above, if they do not give them the affection they need they may produce some antisocial adults. Moreover, even among scientists, there are great controversies over the right methods of raising children. Considering the importance of the matter, expert babysitters can handle children much better than their relatives. In addition to the points mentioned above, children can socialize with their peers in childcare centers and improve their social and group skills.
As a conclusion, due to the mentioned reasons, I believe childcare centers can do a better job than inexpert grandparents in nurturing children.

Relatives

Today my father and I went for a walk. During the walk we talked about our relatives. My paternal grandfather and grandmother had a lot of siblings and cousins. I have a lot of distant relatives who I don’t even know. I have never met them. Maybe I would go to another city and encounter one of my relatives without knowing it. My father told me that they all met together when my grandparents were alive, but now we have lost connection with some distant relatives. We meet with some of them, but there are other relatives, who I have never met in my life. It is sad, that we don’t meet anymore. Everyone has his or her own life and don’t care about the fact that he or she has distant relatives somewhere. I would like to meet them and get to know them. It would be amazing to meet all of them, but is unfortunately impossible. Fortunately there are some distant relatives who have a close relationship to us. We meet and spend time together or chat on social media. Even if I don’t know some of my relatives, it is amazing feeling when you have a lot of relatives.

Descrevendo minha cor preferida para um cegão

Isso, com certeza pode ser difícil...minha cor preferida é verde. Talvez começasse dizendo que é “a cor da floresta” ou “a cor com a qual a terra é mais associada”. Outra maneira adequada de descrever o verde é dizer que “vida” e “tranquilidade” emanam dele.

About me.

About me.
I am Tomás and I am 21 years old.
In the last few years, I spent my time studying languages, trying to learn guitar and turning over a new leaf and began healthily exercising my body, mentally and physically. Therefore I start practising powerlifting.
That decision improved also the way I approached languages, music and other aspects of life. Traying to learn systematically, approaching myself to the academy and reading tons of books about music, languages, sports and so on.
My favourite fiction book in English: The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov.
My favourite TV show: Lost.
My favourite band: The Rosenberg trio.
One of the top movies that I think anyone must-see: Napoleon Dynamite

jour 15

J'aime cacher des choses dans des endroits aléatoires. Donc, quand je les trouve parfois, ça ma rapelle d'agréables souvenirs que j'aurais oubliés autrement.

Погода в США

Сегодня на улице уже не темно, и прогноз обещает жаркую погоду без дожди. Температура будет максимум 32 градусов по Цельсию, и нельзя выходить из дома, так как качество воздуха ужасно. К счастье, у нас работающий кондиционер!

Говорят, что у нас в Калифорнии нет смены времён года. Погода не сильно меняется в течение года. Летом жарко и солнечно и сухо. Зима всегда мягкая: снега нет, льда нет и редко идёт дождь. По-моему, это жалко. Я обожаю дождь и облачную погоду, и я хотела бы жить в Сиэтле, часто идёт проливной дождь.

В горнах регионах, летом жарко, зимой холодно, но бывает много штормов и погода очень быстро меняется. Может быть, что облаков совсем нет, и потом через полчаса вы видите несколько дождевых облаков, и потом 15 минут после этого, идёт проливной дождь, снаружи град. Но в конце дня, всё вновь солнечно. Напротив, в Среднем западе погода по-моему ужасная. Летом всегда жарко и влажно. Бывает гроза и торнадо, и иногда надо прятаться в подвале. Осенью и весной неплохо, но зимой идёт снег и ужасно холодно. В конце концов, я довольна климатом моего родного города. Могло бы быть и хуже.

L’hiver c’est la paradis

Journal

I still want to talk about my weakness. I think I am not good at dealing with relationships with my leaders. I don't know what I should talk about with them and I just wait for their directions. Do what they let me do and don't do what they didn't let me do. Besides these, I also can not feel the joys of being a leader and I think being a leader is indeed boring and annoying. In a word, being an ordinary staff member is more relaxing than being a leader. Meanwhile, if my colleague gets promoted, I usually don't actively get in touch with them because I think they already have a higher position than me. If I continue to get in touch with them, it would not seem proper. Plus, when I attend a meeting, I always like to sit in a corner and I also avoid meeting leaders. If I can not avoid them, I just smile or slightly nod my head as a greeting. All in all, I always avoid showing up on the stage. I just want to be an audience sitting in the back row. Sometimes I think I must have an illness called social phobia or autism.

惊弓之鸟

惊弓之鸟的典故故事讲述更羸，一位射箭高手。天空看到一只大雁他向大王说，“我可以不用箭射到那只大雁”。大王却不相信更羸的本事。更羸举起弓，拉一下弦，听到射的声音大雁的确落地。大王大吃一惊。更羸解释，大雁因为飞得慢、叫得悲，所以应该已经受到了射伤。他用射箭的声音吓到大雁，大雁害怕再次受伤，为了避免箭往高飞，可是原来的射伤裂开了，大雁死了。

Short trip to Hokkaido

Next weekend, I plan to go to Hokkaido, which is a big northern island of Japan. It's good season to travel for domestic tourist spots now.
The government promotes domestic tourism even though the pandemic haven't end up yet.
Most people become not to feel threatened. I'm one of those people and looking forward to go overseas someday.

Übungen 6

Ich habe mir vor zwei Wochen mit großer Freude ein neues Auto gekauft.
Ich habe es vorgestern aus Nettigkeit unvorsichtigerweise einem Freunde geliehen.
Er hat es eine Stunden später einige Kilometer entfernt kaputt gefahren.
Er hat mir die schlechte Nachricht erst Stunden später wegen seines schlechten Gewissens per SMS mitgeteilt.
Ich habe mich den ganzen Tag wegen seiner Feigheit geärgert.
Er ist abends ganz unglücklich mit der U-Bahn zu mir gekommen.
Er hat sich eine halbe Stunde lang mit schönen Worten bei mir entschuldigt.
Er muss mir das Auto so schnell wie möglich in einer guten Werkstatt reparieren lassen.

Long live language journal websites

I used to be a user at Lang-8. I was really glad when I discovered that website because my favourite part of learning new languages has always been writing. Even though I tend to be quite forgetful about writing regularly, it always gives me a sensation of accomplishment when I see all those words written in a language different form my mother tongue.
I began learning English when I was very young, around 6 or 7 years old in primary school as a mandatory subject, but I only started to make real progress after I entered college and began to write journals. So, when I found a site where I could post something journal-like AND get native speakers to correct my entries, it was wonderful! I got really sad when the site shut off the subscriptions and the community started to slowly vanish. They offered a new product, but it didn't fell the same.
So I'm really glad I found this new site. I hope the community grows large and strong, and I hope I remember to write entries regularly. I'm really looking forward to this new experience!

The 3 questions that change your life

This 3 questions is only for mature or even people after 50’s.

Younger person will understand those questions.

But don’t have that rich “life experience” to answer such questions.

1 where I come from?

2 where will I go?

3 what have I done.

For me, first time I hear this questions.

Here is my answers:
1 come from my mother’s belly

2 I will go to either heaven or hell.

3 I enjoy life that is what I do

Maybe you will have different answers.

The third question makes me think a lot.

Makes me remember this Ted talks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uebxlIrosiM&t=303s

Un bon ami

Un bon ami est un trésor. Mais avant de trouver votre âme sœur quels sont ils les traits de caractères nécessaires pour être un bon ami?
Dans nos jours , avec les réseaux sociaux et le monde trop sophistiqué trouvé un vrai ami pourrait s’avérer une mission quasi impossible. Tout le monde essayent d’embellir leur apparence afin d’attirer les regards mais au bout de quelques rencontres vous découvrirez les visages sans masques.
Un ami devrait être toujours à votre écoute sans Vous préjuger.
Il devrait faire preuve d’empathie.

ไดอารี่ของเด็กไม่เอาถ่าน [หน้า 12]

[1] แต่ดูเหมือนว่าฉันทำเสียงดังมาก เพราะส่ิงถัดไปที่ฉันตระหนักคือ พ่อมาข่างล่างด่าฉันเพราะฉันกำลังกิน ชิริโอ้ส์ กลางดึกตอนตีสาม
[2] ฉันใช้เวลาไม่น้อยเพื่อเข้าใจอะไรเกิดขึ้น
[3] หลังเข้าใจทุกอย่าง ฉันบอกพ่อว่าฉันถูกร้อดริกหลอก และเขาน่าจะรับคำด่าแทนฉัน
[4] พ่อเดินล่างเข้าห้องใต้ดินเพื่อด่าร้อดริก และฉันติดตาม
[5] ฉันรอไม่ไหวเห็นร้อดริกได้รับการลงโทษ

My Score of TOEFL iBT Has returned.

A moment ago, I got an email that said my score is now available. I logged in my account and confirmed my score bravely.
By the way, I am always nervous when I confirm the results of the tests. This is because I failed a university entrance exam once and it becomes my trauma, even though I was accepted to enter the university that was my first choice.
Now let's return to the main subject. The result was pretty good and I'm happy! I knew the total score of Reading and Listening was 49 since I was able to see my R&L score just after the test. The score of Speaking and Writing was 37, so the total score is 86! This is enough to apply for an exchange program. Indeed, my target score was 80 so I accomplished my goal very well. I will make an effort day by day from now on.

「Daniel Radcliffe」が誰ですか？

A: 映画はどう思いますか。

B: 好きです。トムクルーズが上手な俳優ですね。

A: そうですね。まあまあ俳優と思います。

B: 誰が一番好きな有名人ですか。

A: 「Daniel Radcliffe」です。

B: 誰？

A: 「Daniel Radcliffe」が知りない？「Harry Potter」や「Swiss Army Man」をしかったよ。

B: 誰もがその男は知らないよ。

A: うそだよ！有名人だ。「Daniel Radcliffe」を知らないのが無理だ。

B: じゃあ, 有名人いるかもしれないが、彼の映画を見ることがないだ。

A: 私と今度土曜日「Harry Potter」を見てくれない。

B: いいです。

고향의 기념일

멕시코의 가장 중요한 기념일은 독립한 기념일입니다. 독립 기념일은 멕시코가 자유와 독립을 쟁취하는 위해 맥시코 국민들은 스페인에 대해 반란을 일으킨 날입나다.
독립기념일을 1810년 9월 16일에 미겔 히달고는 독립의 외침을 통해 멕시코 독립 투쟁의 시작을 알렸습니다. 미겔 히달고에 영향을 받아 아이들, 남자 그리고 여자는 모두가 그들의 무기를 가지고 싸움에 참여했습니다. 사람들은 사납게 싸웠음에도 불구하고 전투에서 어기지지 않아서 멕시코 사람들은 독립 서한이 서명될 때까지 10년 동안 계속 투쟁했습니다. 그 세월 동안 많은 사람들이나라를 위해 싸우고 죽었기 때문에, 그 사람들의 승리가 기억하기 위해 독립 기념일이 만들어졌다.
오늘날 멕시코에서 그 날을 기념하기 위해 16일 전날 밤에 수도에서 사람들이 모이고 밤 12시에 독립을 외치고 국가를 부릅니다. 그리고 전국에서나 가족이 모여서 파티도 하고 전통 옷도 입고 전통 음식도 만들어 먹습니다. 마지막으로 축하연을 마치기 위해 사람들은 불꽃놀이 보러 나갑니다.

~てある

The form ~てある is used to describe a situation brought about by a person that is unnamed in the sentence.

本が閉じてあります。

ここにおかしそう絵が置いてあります。

台所に皿が割れてあります。

「しぶい」ってどういう意味

パリのパブに日本人の知り合いに誘われました。
彼がよく行く川辺にあるパブです。
なぜその場所が好きなのと聞くと「しぶい」と答えました。

あのう皆さん、「しぶい」ってどういう意味ですか。